Cristi's Creations: Spring Thinking :)

About Cristi's Creations

I am a thirtysomething wife and work at home mom of an enthusiastic, wonderful two year old son and a beautiful baby boy. You could also say I'm a bit of a "creative junkie." My biggest creative outlet is that of photographer. However, I am also a blog nut. After months of searching the web, trying to find cute and unique blog backgrounds (and ones that wouldn't erase any of my sidebar elements), I finally figured out how to create them myself. I wanted to "share the love." So, during the Christmas season, I decided to make this little website so that my friends and family could also use the backgrounds that I had made. It's sort of just spread from there. I love doing it! (It's always nice to have another creative outlet and way to give service.) It's totally free - no strings attached. Seriously! If you do decide to use any of them, I'd love for you to comment about what you think! (Commenting helps me know what the general public prefers and which directions to take my future creations.) Thanks! Loves! Cristi :)

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Spring Thinking :)

In CELEBRATION of our 5 Day Forecast looking like this ....

....AKA ... NO SNOW this week (WOO HOO!) and a HIGH of 65 (YESSS!!!), I decided to cave into my innermost desires and give in to the fact that spring is truly almost here! Truth be told, I've been THINKING Spring for months, but now that it's finally starting to actually feel (and smell and look) like springtime out there, I am excited to make some bright, sunny, flowery backgrounds! Thanks to these fun papers from Designer Digitals and Summertime Designs, I could let my creative juices flow. Enjoy! And HAPPY SPRING!

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5 comments:

Doreen said...: Hi, Cristi: I love your backgrounds! Thank you for making them. I am trying to put your link on my site, but the code doesn't seem to be working. When I try to use it, only the html appears, not your tag. Is there something missing?; March 13, 2009 at 3:04 AM
nbalike said...: This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.; March 13, 2009 at 3:56 AM
Jana's Family said...: more of spring, please! I love 'em. I'm afraid it's not going to be as warm here as what you will be having, but hopefully soon.; March 13, 2009 at 2:54 PM
Michelle said...: Hi Cristi. Your backgrounds are great! I used one of your St.Pat's Day backgrounds. As for your link, I had the same problem as Doreen. I ended up adding a picture gadget and then used the link to your JPG file as the image the user can click on to get to your blogspot (when adding the picture gadget, it asks what URL the image links to). So, I think this achieved the same results or close to it. Thanks again!!; March 16, 2009 at 7:19 PM
Kristen said...: Hi Cristi,
I changed my mind already since the three columns were not cooperating, but this one is REALLY pretty! Love it! Thank you so much!
Kristen; April 25, 2009 at 5:37 PM

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How to change your background

To use one of my backgrounds for the first time, follow these steps:

1. The first time you use one of my backgrounds, you should set your blog background to 'minima.' To do this, log in to to your blog and click on 'customize' in the top right corner

2. Now that you're in the 'customize' screen, click on the 'Pick New Template' tab in the upper left part of the screen. Click on 'Minima.' (The first one there, not minima ochre, or blue, just plain white minima.) Then save that template choice. (You won't have to do this every time you use one of my backgrounds. Just the first time.)

3. Okay. Now click back onto the 'page elements' tab.

4. Click on 'add a gadget' (in the right column)

5. Then find the 'html/java script' option and click on that.

6. Copy and paste this code into the content:

<style type="text/css">
body {background-image: url(direct link);
background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-attachment: fixed; }
</style>

7. Now, find your favorite background from my site, and copy and paste the link below it between the parenthesis where it says (direct link) (make sure and leave the parentheses there. Just copy and paste the "direct link" text)

8. Click "save" and you're done!

If you're already using one of my backgrounds, it's even easier to change your background. Just 'edit' the html/java script gadget that you have one of my background codes pasted into and then change the direct link in the parentheses only. You don't have to start all over from scratch!

How to change your background (the OLD way)

1. Log in to to your blog and click on 'customize' in the top right corner

2. Now that you're in the 'customize' screen, you must set your blog background to 'minima.' To do this, click on the 'Pick New Template' tab in the upper left part of the screen. Click on 'Minima.' (The first one there, not minima ochre, or blue, just plain white minima.)

3. After you've saved your blog to 'minima,' click on the 'Edit HTML' tab right next to the one you're currently in.

4. In the crazy (html) code, scroll to where you see this:

body {background:$bgcolor;margin:0; color:$textcolor; font:x-small Georgia Serif; font-size/* */:/**/small; font-size: /**/small; text-align: center;}

5. Change that part of the code to say this (to change it, just highlight it and then paste this next part in):

body {background:$bgcolor;background-image:url(direct link);background-position: center; background-repeat:no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed;margin:0; color:$textcolor; font:x-small Georgia Serif; font-size/* */:/**/small; font-size: /**/small; text-align: center;}

6. Now, find your favorite background, and copy and paste the link below it between the parenthesis where it says '(direct link)'

It's even easier to change your background if you already have one of mine up. In that case, simply look for this html:

body {background:$bgcolor;background-image:url(your http://tinypic picture link address will be here between these parentheses!);background-position:

Simply change the direct link in the parentheses only. You don't have to start all over from scratch!

Hopefully these instructions are simple enough for you! Sometimes it's hard when trying to find the html, but if I can do it, you can too. Promise! I'm proof that you really can teach an old dog new tricks! :) If you have any questions, please contact me!

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